We can have a long discussion about the difference between how people ought to behave and how they actually do behave. We live in a car-centric society; I'd love to be more like Copenhagen, but for the foreseeable future, we have to play the cards as they lay.

There is a role for street parking, just like there is a role for garages, bike lanes, pedestrian throughways, outdoor dining, etc. Frankly, I think we use our downtown streets inefficiently. I'd like to see more of all of the above.

City garages generally match pricing with meters so it’s basically the same and much much easier to deal with.

rip what about the gays that don’t know how to play games /:

Definitely a different vibe than the rest of Westville.

That’s how you end up on a list 😂

it's a crazy, trump-y conservative guy who gets off on trolling his liberal neighbors, i think.

the guy on the sign is the westville alderman (new haven's version of a city counciman) adam marchand. can't say i have ever bothered to scan the QR code.

He used to have a big blown up still from his security camera of someone stealing his trump sign and it said “stop the steal” at the bottom. The photo was practically illegible from the road. I pass by there most days and I thought it was someone tied to a tree the first several times I saw it, which was horrifying until I got a better look lol. So yeah, the effort doesn’t really seem to pay off in the effectiveness of the messaging. They’re just kind of doing big inside jokes with themselves as huge custom made signs? Do you bruh, throw away that money ¯_(ツ)_/¯

Apparently that’s alderman Adam Marchand, there was a nextdoor post about this sign and he replied being like “guys don’t engage this individual”. Why the specific beef I don’t know, but I can’t imagine it’s a terribly cogent argument

Hey op why don't you scan the qr code so we don't have to. Please report back

So the sign is stupid as fuck and I hate always passing by it every day. But damn I can appreciate the effort

College Street should just be pedestrianized; the flex posts don't block anything, people still park in the "bike lane", and use the free street parking.

Honestly, I'm glad it's more difficult for you to find a street parking spot; that's extremely valuable land that's being taken up for storage for a couch, a couple recliners, a sound system, and some cupholders 🤷🏻‍♂️

they don't teach arts&crafts in school any more, and they keep eating all the glue.

Hey everyone, not sure if there is a reply all button but I'll DM this as well just in case.

1. Happy to see there are a lot of people interested, but unfortunately that means my home can't accommodate us.

2. I've been looking around for community centers or places that we can borrow a room with tables and stuff for us to use. So far no luck, does anyone have any suggestions?

3. In the meanwhile, on March 17th, there is a board game cafe (Elm City board games) in New Haven that has space for us to meet and play some board game party games. It's a good start for us to meet and it's a easy location to access for people that live in downtown NH. I'll hold a whiteboard sign saying 'Reddit' or something lol.

If you can't make it, don't worry. We'll try to make this a recurring hangout. Thanks everyone!

Wow, a QR code? These sign making wackos are actually keeping up with the times. What happened to the old-school ransom letter styles and rampant typos?

I love the outdoor dining.

So they’re some crazy trumpers (obviously) but apparently a few years back they got arrested and raided for having a large cache of pistols and automatic weapons. One positive thing is I’m sure they’re keeping the property taxes down in that area.

It’s mounted and lit up at night. Who is this? Why? And generally wtf?

Absolutely goofy to give these restuarants a hard time about this, we need less not more street parking, especially on a narrow street like Wooster where the Zeneli's spot is. People zip down it in oversized trucks and SUVs like theyre to hoping to hit someone, not to mention the through-traffic and GPS followers that blindly take it thinking its the best way to get to the I-95 on ramp.

Lol was this written by an SUV

parking in a garage was less convenient & more expensive than driving around for half an hour looking for street parking?

It sounds like there's a good chance they can keep the outdoor seating areas up. In the article Mayor Elicker was saying that snow removal was the main issue, (which is weird considering we're almost done with winter) and he was having a meeting to decide whether to let them STAY or start the fine$. I for one would like the outdoor dining structures to stay, they make the city prettier imo.

Ricky D’s rib shack… you wont regret it. Delicious food, good price, good people. BBQ chicken is also really good but it’s Korean style

Street parking is important, and it helps drive up downtown foot traffic. Many people prefer it for short errands, as opposed to parking lots or garages, which are perceived as less convenient and .ore expensive.

I can say from experience that street parking is much harder to find than it was 25 or so years ago, when I could reliably find a spot across from Blockbuster Video on Chapel Street on weekend evenings.

I recently had the experience of driving around the city for close to half an hour looking for a spot at midday on a Thursday.

I'm a big fan of outdoor dining and would hate to lose the steps forward we've made since 2020. But we can't brush off the importance of street parking.

I miss Stephanie's Dances.